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Published: June 26, 2009, 1:42 a.m.

(2\nCorinthians 1:8-9)\xa0 \u201cWe were under great pressure, far beyond our ability\nto endure, so that we despaired even of life.\xa0 Indeed, in our hearts we felt\nthe sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves\nbut on God.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n

(1 Peter 4:12)\xa0 \u201cDear friends, do\nnot be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something\nstrange were happening to you.\u201d

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The title of my message today is:\xa0 The Father\u2019s\nFormula

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\nThe Father\u2019s Formula

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(James 1:1)\xa0\n\u201cJames,\na servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered\namong the nations:\xa0 Greetings.\u201d

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(James 1:2)\xa0 \u201cConsider\nit pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds\u2026\u201d

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The Formula: EIC\xb2

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\xfc\nEvaluation\n\u2013 see trials through the eyes of faith.

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(James 1:3)\xa0\n\u201c\u2026because you know that the testing of your faith develops\nperseverance.\u201d

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\xfc\nInformation\n\u2013 understand what the trial is producing.

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(1 Peter 1:6-7)\xa0 \u201cIn\nthis you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to\nsuffer grief in all kinds of trials.\xa0 These have come so that your faith--of\ngreater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be\nproved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is\nrevealed.\u201d

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(James 1:4)\xa0 \u201cPerseverance must\nfinish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking\nanything.\u201d

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\xfc\nCooperation\n\u2013 work with God in the process.

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(Romans 8:28)\xa0\n\u201cAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love\nhim, who have been called according to his purpose.\u201d

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\n(James 1:5)\xa0 \u201cIf any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives\ngenerously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.\u201d

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\xfc\nConversation\n\u2013 ask for God\u2019s help.

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(James 1:6-7)\xa0\n\u201cBut when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts\nis like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.\xa0 That man should not\nthink he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man,\nunstable in all he does.\u201d

\n\n\n\n\n\n(James 1:12)\xa0 \u201cBlessed\nis the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he\nwill receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love\nhim.\u201d


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